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This chapter provides an overview of scientific understanding of transgender issues, drawing from empirical articles published in peer-reviewed journals. It briefly summarizes biological and psychological research aimed at understanding the development of a transgender identity. It highlights four controversies that have caused tension among psychologists while straining the relationship between the profession and the transgender community: gender identity disorder as a diagnosable mental disorder; the description of autogynephilia among male-to-female transsexuals; the treatment of childhood...

This chapter provides an overview of scientific understanding of transgender issues, drawing from empirical articles published in peer-reviewed journals. It briefly summarizes biological and psychological research aimed at understanding the development of a transgender identity. It highlights four controversies that have caused tension among psychologists while straining the relationship between the profession and the transgender community: gender identity disorder as a diagnosable mental disorder; the description of autogynephilia among male-to-female transsexuals; the treatment of childhood gender nonconformity; and the proposition that transsexualism is an intersex condition.